Journey to find her husband over hundreds of kilometers of ancient European women

Bronze women in Europe traveled hundreds of kilometers to get married, while men were usually only at home.

German archaeologists found that European women during the Bronze Age often traveled away from home and played an important role in spreading culture, while men were only in the country, Telegraph reported on September 4. .

The archaeological team studied 84 remains from 2500 to 1650 BC and discovered a unique point about families of this period. Most men in the family are indigenous, while women come from 300–500km away.

Researchers say the " home to husband" model and the fact that women leave their homeland for hundreds of kilometers to get married is not a temporary phenomenon but is maintained during the last 800 years of the Stone Age. Bronze Age.

The remains of an ancient woman away from her homeland hundreds of kilometers to get married.(Photo: ANI).

"We all know the anecdotes of male soldiers fighting and bringing food back and women and children at home, but it doesn't seem right," said Professor Philipp Stockhammer at Ludwig-Maximilians University, the lead researcher, said.

"Our research shows that most men don't go far away from home, while 2/3 of women do," Stockhammer added.

Through analyzing stable isotopes and DNA, Professor Stockhammer said humans have three types of molars and they are completed at different ages.

"Each land has its own characteristics, such as chalk or clay. Drinking water from different lands also has different characteristics. As a result, we have some clues to determine. where they once lived, " added Professor Stockhammer.

Researchers believe this husband-seeking migration plays an important role in cultural exchanges, a process of strong development in the Bronze Age, which promotes the development of new technologies.

The study was conducted mainly in the ancient residential areas of the Lech valley, south of Augsburg, Germany.

"We see these women are very diverse in race. It happened after a long time that many other women moved to Lech valley," said Dr. Alissa Mittnik of Max Planck Institute for Human History Science. , said.

"Foreign" women are buried like indigenous people, she commented. This shows that these women have completely integrated with the local community.